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Characterisation of the transfer of cluster ions through an atmospheric pressure interface time-of-flight mass spectrometer with hexapole ion guides
Markus Leiminger
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Stefan Feil
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Paul Mutschlechner
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Arttu Ylisirniö
University of Eastern Finland, Department of Applied Physics, 70211
Kuopio, Finland
Daniel Gunsch
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Lukas Fischer
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Alfons Jordan
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Siegfried Schobesberger
University of Eastern Finland, Department of Applied Physics, 70211
Kuopio, Finland
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Ionicon Analytik GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Gerhard Steiner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Grimm Aerosol Technik Ainring GmbH & Co. KG, 83404 Ainring, Germany
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Short summary
We introduce an alternative type of atmospheric pressure interface time-of-flight mass spectrometer (APi-TOF) with the main difference of using hexapole instead of quadrupole ion guides. The transfer of cluster ions through the hexapoles was characterised with focus on transmission efficiency, mass range and fragmentation of cluster ions. At the CERN CLOUD experiment we compared the performance of the ioniAPi-TOF with a standard quadrupole APi-TOF under controlled conditions.
We introduce an alternative type of atmospheric pressure interface time-of-flight mass...
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